Zhongkai Liu

Zhongkai Liu Associate Professor、PI

Institute	School of Physical Science and Technology
Research Area	Angle Resolved Photoemission Spectroscopy, Electronic structure of advanced material
Contact Info.	liuzhk@@shanghaitech.edu.cn

Biography

Zhongkai Liu received his BS in Physics from Tsinghua University in 2006 and PhD in Physics from Stanford University in 2014 under the supervision of Prof. Zhi-Xun Shen. He worked as a postdoctoral research associate at Diamond Light Source, UK from 2014 to 2015. He joined the School of Physical Science and Technology at ShanghaiTech University as a tenure-track assistant professor、PI in July 2015.

Research Interests

My major research focuses on characterizing the electronic structure and understanding the emergent phenomena of advanced material with Angle Resolved Photoemission Spectroscopy (ARPES) (both synchrotron facilities-based and lab-based). Some current material systems of interest include topological quantum materials and novel iron based superconductors. Meanwhile, I am developing the next generation multi-dimensional (with Spatial, Spin and Temporal resolution) ARPES at ShanghaiTech University and Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility.

Selected Publications

1. “Discovery of a Three-Dimensional Topological Dirac Semimetal, Na3Bi”, Z. K. Liu, B. Zhou, Y. Zhang, Z. J. Wang, H. M. Weng, D. Prabhakaran, S.-K. Mo, Z. X. Shen, Z. Fang, X. Dai, Z. Hussain, Y. L. Chen, Science, 343, 864 (2014).

2. “Evolution of the Fermi surface of Weyl semimetals in the transition metal pnictide family”, Z. K. Liu, L. X. Yang, Y. Sun, T. Zhang, H. Peng, H. F. Yang, C. Chen. Y. Zhang, Y. F. Guo, D. Prabhakaran, M. Schmidt, Z. Hussain, S.-K. Mo, C. Felser, B. Yan and Y. L. Chen, Nature Materials, 15, 27–31 (2016).

3. A Stable Three-dimensional Topological Dirac Semimetal Cd3As2, Z. K. Liu, J. Jiang, B. Zhou, Z. J. Wang, Y. Zhang, H. M. Weng, D. Prabhakaran, S. -K. Mo, H. Peng, P. Dudin, T. Kim, M. Hoesch, Z. Fang, X. Dai, Z. X. Shen, D. L. Feng, Z. Hussain, Y. L. Chen, Nature Materials, 13, 677–681 (2014).

4. “Weyl semimetal phase in the non-centrosymmetric compound TaAs”, L. X. Yang, Z. K. Liu, Y. Sun, H. Peng, H. F. Yang, T. Zhang, B. Zhou, Y. Zhang, Y. F. Guo, M. Rahn, D. Prabhakaran, Z. Hussain, S.-K. Mo, C. Felser, B. Yan, and Y. L. Chen, Nature Physics, 11, 728–732 (2015).

5. “Observation of Topological Surface States in Half-Heusler Compounds LnPtBi (Ln=Lu, Y)”, Z. K. Liu, B. Zhou, L. X. Yang, S. –C. Wu, B. H. Yan, Y. Zhang, S. –K. Mo, Z. Hussain, Z. –X. Shen, C. Felser and Y. L. Chen, Nature Communications 7: 12924 (2016)

6. “Signature of Type-II Weyl Semimetal Phase in MoTe2”, J. Jiang, Z. K. Liu, Y. Sun, H. F. Yang, C. R. Rajamathi, Y. P. Qi, L. X. Yang,C. Chen, H. Peng, C.-C. Hwang, S. Z. Sun, S.-K. Mo, I. Vobornik, J. Fujii, S. S. P. Parkin, C. Felser, B. H. Yan, and Y. L. Chen, Nature Communications 8: 13973 (2017).

7. “Ubiquitous strong electron–phonon coupling at the interface of FeSe/SrTiO3”, C. F. Zhang, Z. K. Liu, Z. Y. Chen, Y. W. Xie, R. H. He, S. J. Tang, J. F. He, W. Li, T. Jia, S. N. Rebec, Eric Y. Ma, H. Yan, M. Hashimoto, D. H. Lu, S. –K. Mo, Y. Hikita, R. G. Moore, H. Y. Hwang, D. H. Lee, and Z. -X. Shen, Nature Communications 8, 14468 (2017)

8. “Evolution of the Valley Position in Bulk Transition-Metal Chalcogenides and Their Monolayer Limit”, H. T. Yuan, Z. K. Liu, G. Xu, B. Zhou, S. F. Wu, D. Dumcenco, K. Yan, Y. Zhang, S. –K. Mo, P. Dudin, V. Kandyba, M. Yablonskikh, A. Barinov, Z. X. Shen, S. C. Zhang, Y. S. Huang, X. D. Xu, Z. Hussain, H. Y. Hwang, Y. Cui, and Y. L. Chen, Nano Lett. 16, 4738–4745 (2016).

9. “Observation of universal strong orbital-dependent correlation effects in iron chalcogenides”, M. Yi, Z. K. Liu, Y. Zhang, R. Yu, J. J. Lee, R. G. Moore, F. T. Schmitt, W. Li, S. C. Riggs, J.-H. Chu, B. Lv, J. Hu, T. J. Liu, M. Hashimoto, S.-K. Mo, Z. Hussain, Z. Q. Mao, C. W. Chu, I. R. Fisher, Q. Si, Z.-X. Shen, and D. H. Lu, Nature Communications, 6, 7777 (2015).

10. “Measurement of Coherent Polarons in the Strongly Coupled Antiferromagnetically Ordered Iron-Chalcogenide Fe1.02Te using Angle-Resolved Photoemission Spectroscopy”, Z. K. Liu, R.-H. He, D. H. Lu, M. Yi, Y. L. Chen, M. Hashimoto, R. G. Moore, S.-K. Mo, J. Hu, T. J. Liu, Z. Q. Mao, T. P. Devereaux, Z. Hussain, and Z.-X. Shen, Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 037003 (2013).

11. “Discovery of a Single Topological Dirac Fermion in a Strong Inversion Asymmetric Compound BiTeCl”, Y. L. Chen, M. Kanou, Z. K. Liu, H. J. Zhang, J. A. Sobota, D. Leuenberger, S. K. Mo, B. Zhou, S.-L. Yang, P. S. Kirchmann, D. H. Lu, R. G. Moore, Z. Hussain, Z. X. Shen, X. L. Qi and T. Sasagawa, Nature Physics 9, 704–708 (2013).

12. “Massive Dirac Fermion on the Surface of a magnetically doped Topological Insulator”, Y. L. Chen, J. H. Chu, J. G. Analytis, Z. K. Liu, K. Igarashi, H.-H. Kuo, X. L. Qi, S.-K. Mo, R.G. Moore, D. H. Lu, M. Hashimoto, T. Sasagawa, S. C. Zhang, I. R. Fisher, Z. Hussain and Z.-X. Shen, Science 329, 659 (2010).

13. ”Experimental Realization of a Three Dimensional Topological Insulator, Bi2Te3”, Y. L. Chen, J. G. Analytis, J. H. Chu, Z. K. Liu, S.-K. Mo, X. L. Qi, H. J. Zhang, D.H. Lu, X. Dai, Z. Fang, S. C. Zhang, I. R. Fisher, Z. Hussain and Z.-X. Shen, Science 325, 178 (2009).